Mathematical Models in Agriculture: Quantitative Methods for the Plant, Animal and Ecological Sciences. Second Edition

Mathematical Models in Agriculture: Quantitative Methods for the Plant, Animal and Ecological Sciences. Second Edition

Readership
Graduate students and researchers in agriculture, including crop, environmental and animal sciences.

Main Description
This is a completely rewritten and expanded version of the successful 1984 book of the same name published by Butterworths. The objective remains the same: to teach students of agriculture and related ecological problems how to express ideas mathematically and solve the resulting mathematical problem. The book is designed to be a comprehensive textbook, and is suitable for self-study, with exercises and answers. While the level of mathematics is dictated by the problem, the book uses a qualified simplicity rather than a less digestible rigour. The need of many students to grasp every step of a mathematical model is appreciated and catered for.

Main Contents
• Role of mathematical models
• Mathematical programming
• Growth functions
• Simple ecological models
• Environment and weather
• Crop models
• Crop husbandry
• Plant diseases and pests
• Animal organs
• Whole-animal models
• Animal products
• Animal husbandry
• Animal diseases